<p>Hey guys, Im planning to apply to Cornell University for computer science </p>
<p>gpa: 3.67 (I heard cornell doesnt factor in freshman grades, so without 9th grade my gpa would be 3.61)</p>
<p>weighted gpa: 4.41 (without 9th grade, weighted gpa will be 4.49)</p>
<p>SAT math: 790
SAT Reading: 720
SAT Writing: 700</p>
<p>ACT: 34</p>
<p>SAT Math: 800
SAT Physics: 800
SAT Chemistry: 800
SAT History: 710</p>
<p>My junior yr courseload involved 5 AP's and I got A's in all of them, and only B in junior year was in French</p>
<p>and im going to keep the EC's short </p>
<p>senior position in a bioresearch club (team published 2 clones)
president of volunteer club
2 medals in mathematics (one in state level and the other at regionals)
JV track
120+ volunteer hours
Physics award for being top 10% in NJ science league
and a few other activities and clubs</p>
<p>Biggest hook I guess would be that I worked on a physics project at a University abroad with people applying for PhD's</p>
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<p>So do I have a really good chance at Cornell School of engineering?</p>
<p>haha i think i read that on college confidential…but hey its much better if freshamn yr grades are counted</p>
<p>and yes I agree, my gpa is really really low, but there is a huge upward trend. In junior yr i only got 1 B (french) and i took AP Physics C: EN, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Chemistry, AP Caclc BC, AP history, and AP lang</p>
<p>I believe Cornell does look at Freshman grades; it’s Princeton and Stanford that don’t.</p>
<p>And your situation is really similar to what mine was. I also had a pretty heavy upward trend (also only 1 B junior year with a very challenging schedule), same act score + pretty much the same SAT 2s, and I had a 3.7ish at the end of junior year. What’s your class rank? It’s important to put your GPA in perspective, especially if it’s inconsistent with the other areas of your app. </p>
<p>I think the most important thing for you right now, based on my experience, is to do extremely well the first semester of senior year with a challenging schedule while continuing to excel in your other activities. I know my first semester of senior year was very important, and that’s what gave me a chance at these top engineering schools. It also showed them that I was, in fact, capable of achieving a 4.0 with a difficult schedule.
In the end, I think what did it for me was my extracirricular activities + essay. </p>
<p>Also, do you have anything published? If you do, make * sure * you apply to Caltech. And, send in the paper to other schools you apply to, it’ll help considerably. So yes, you definitely do have a chance. Good luck and hope to see you here next year!</p>
<p>EDIT: Wait, how do you have an upward trend if you had a 3.79 freshman year and an average of 3.61 sophomore and junior year?</p>
<p>I’m a Cornell CS major class of 2015 and I had pretty much the same stats. In my experience admissions have been pretty random, and some of my friends have been denied with even better numbers. Applying ED would definitely help your chances, but be sure to visit Cornell and if it’s right for you ED is a good idea. I was in a similar position so if you have any questions feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Just so you know, Computer Science is also in A&S. That college has certain secondary majors and/or courses that may or may not attract you (math, chemistry, economics, languages, etc.).</p>
<p>the CS kids in A&S spend most of their time in the Engineering quad, in fact, with the exception of diff eq/physics and language requirements (which are set by the college), there are virtually no differences between the two programs.</p>
<p>Look forward to making duffield/upson your second home :P</p>